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bribe
1. n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
2. n. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
3. v. To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
4. v. To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
to bribe somebody's compliance

Example Sentences

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

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